Falmouth

[ fal-muhth ]

/ ˈfæl məθ /

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noun

a seaport in S Cornwall, in SW England.

a town in SE Massachusetts.

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How to use Falmouth in a sentence

Following nights of uninterrupted sleep by the sea in South Yarmouth and at Autocamp Cape Cod in Falmouth, the days sparkled with possibility.
How to (Finally!) Take That Kid-Free Vacation|awise|September 13, 2021|Outside Online
Fredericksburg and Falmouth are located in the bottom center of the image.
Tornado hit Columbia Thursday, while straight-line winds slammed Fredericksburg|Jeffrey Halverson, Jason Samenow|July 30, 2021|Washington Post
The Maine State Police Computer Crimes Unit found a dozen pornographic videos of children on a 3 terabyte external hard drive at his home in Falmouth, records show.
Maine Hires Lawyers With Criminal Records to Defend Its Poorest Residents|by Samantha Hogan, The Maine Monitor, with data analysis by Agnel Philip|October 6, 2020|ProPublica
I have obligated them to put the best quality of iron, and to be delivered at Falmouth within four months.
Life of Richard Trevithick, Volume II (of 2)|Francis Trevithick

Honor Falmouth was a kind-hearted but not particularly thoughtful girl, and she forgot all about the Harpers in five minutes.
Robin Redbreast|Mary Louisa Molesworth
Hookey, you will remember, obtained a passage by the Falmouth packet, as bearer of despatches from Oporto to Lisbon.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 67, Number 414, April, 1850|Various
The convoy left Falmouth, seventy-five in number; but in a few days there were but forty in sight.
Newton Forster|Captain Frederick Marryat
A loud hurrah rings out from the soldiers who watch them from the Falmouth shore.
The Boys of '61|Charles Carleton Coffin.

British Dictionary definitions for Falmouth

Falmouth

/ (ˈfælməθ) /

noun

a port and resort in SW England, in S Cornwall. Pop: 21 635 (2001)

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